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To review literature published between 2000 and 2001 investigating occupational physical activities as potential risk factors for knee and hip osteoarthritis.

March 1, 2002Current Opinion in Rheumatology

An update on the relationship between occupational factors and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee

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To review literature published between 2000 and 2001 investigating occupational physical activities as potential risk factors for knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, identifying six eligible studies consisting of five case-control studies and one cross-sectional study.
Assessed occupational exposures via structured interviews or self-administered questionnaires using job titles and specific physical tasks, defining osteoarthritis through joint replacement waiting lists or symptomatic radiologic criteria.
Found adequate adjustment for major confounding factors across studies, though risks of information bias, nonresponse bias, and nondifferential misclassification remained present.
Demonstrated qualitative evidence across all included studies confirming a positive association between demanding occupational physical activities and an increased risk of hip and knee osteoarthritis.

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Systematic review finds occupational physical activities increase the risk of hip and knee osteoarthritis in workers, indicating workplace demands directly influence joint degeneration.

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Schouten et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a17533a0256ba8a087876f6 https://doi.org/10.1097/00002281-200203000-00002

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Systematic review finds occupational physical activities increase the risk of hip and knee osteoarthritis in workers, indicating workplace demands directly influence joint degeneration.

An update on the relationship between occupational factors and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee

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An update on the relationship between occupational factors and osteoarthritis of the hip and knee

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